Ignace Heinrich

Ignace Heinrich (31 July 1925 – 9 January 2003) was a French athlete who competed mainly in the decathlon. He was born in Ebersheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
1948 LondonDecathlon
European Championships
1950 Brussels Decathlon

He competed for France in the decathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain, winning a silver medal. He died in Carnoux-en-Provence.

Further reading

  • de:Volker Kluge: Olympische Sommerspiele. Die Chronik. Band 2: London 1948 – Tokio 1964. Sportverlag, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7.
  • Peter Matthews (Hrsg.): Athletics 2003. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2003, ISBN 1-899807-16-0.
  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896–1996 Track and Field Athletics. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Leichtathletik-Dokumentation e. V., Neuss 1999.

References

  1. "Ignace Heinrich Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2017.


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